Contributors
| May 1, 2013
Meet some of the people featured in the May 2013 issue of The Scientist.
| May 1, 2013
Meet some of the people featured in the May 2013 issue of The Scientist.
One, two, three, four . . . . Counting colonies and plaques can be tedious, but tools exist to streamline the process.
USC researcher Mohamed El-Naggar demonstrates how some bacteria grow electrical wires that allow them to link up in big biological circuits.
Shewanella bacteria generate energy for survival by transporting electrons to nearby mineral surfaces.
Research Associate, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania. Age: 27
Discoveries of microbial communities that transfer electrons between cells and across relatively long distances are launching a new field of microbiology.
Researchers find zero evidence for Lyme-induced autism.
Double helix celebrates 60; detecting calories without taste; bacteria vs. tumor; perceptual consciousness in babies
Measuring consciousness; unethical data splitting; the deliciousness of beer; autism mutations linked to cannabinoid signaling; arming animals against electron microscopes